[robj]

If their lease has expired a landlord can give them 90 days notice to vacate, without specifying a reason. Of course, they could challenge the order, claiming that it’s retaliatory, but a tribunal must consider the EC’s obligation to maintain the property.

Are you not able to contact the owner of the property?

[robj]

Any idea if this would apply in an older building without central ventilation?
I’m in an older 2br apartment and can’t open any windows due to the smokers below, students I think.

I have no A/C so on hot days I close all windows to keep the heat out. It still warms up a bit, but I can’t air the place out in the evening when the temp has dropped.

I’m a tenant, with a useless agent. When I first contacted a lady downstairs, on the bodycorp EC, she promised to sort this out, but the strata manager told her there’s nothing that can be done currently.

I like to sleep with my window open, but over winter I refrained from this. But with the warmer weather lately, it gets stuffy and I need to open a window overnight. Now I wake coughing and my bedroom smells like an ashtray, depending how late they’ve be at it, on the balcony of course.

I’ve had a persistent cough for about a month now, and will be visiting my Doc tomorrow.
If he tells me it’s smoking related:
-can I take legal action against the landlord/bodycorp?
– can I go to the CTTT even though I don’t have all the details of the tenant smokers?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Rob

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